Conference Session

Technical Session 2c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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bryan james mealy, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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complex digital circuits by the end of the course. This course is the firstof three digital-type courses and is a required course for computer and electrical engineeringstudents.The underlying goals of our approach are to both simplify and unify the various levels of digitaldesign. We base our simplification efforts on a new digital circuit paradigm, which separatesdigital modules into either “controlled” circuits or “controlling” circuits. Second, we use thisnew paradigm to unify the various levels of digital design in our curriculum. In particular, thisnew model places all levels of digital design into a common context, which is particularlyimportant because our curriculums spread three digital-type courses over two academic years.The gaps

Conference Session

Technical Session 2a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Keith E. Holbert P.E., Arizona State University

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Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5706AbstractBesides the traditional face-to-face approach, Arizona State University now delivers one of onlytwo ABET-accredited, fully online baccalaureate degree programs in electrical engineering. Aspart of the deployment of online versions of two senior-level technical electives, the courseswere offered online exclusively to both the online and traditional on-campus students. Otherstudies tend to compare performance of online students to their on-campus peers who areattending live lectures. In this investigation, both groups of students viewed the same onlinelectures, completed the same homework, and were administered identical

Conference Session

Technical Session 1d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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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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systematic approach to four-component instructional design. Routledge, 2012. 7. Schneider, Daniel K. "Instructional design models and methods." In Online learning in diplomacy workshop. TECFA–University of Geneva. Retrieved on August, vol. 30, p. 2006. 2006. 8. Gonzales, Leila, Christopher Keane, and C. Martinez. "Status of the geoscience workforce." American Geological Society. Alexandria, VA (2016) 9. Ornelas, A., W. Savenye, J. Sadauskas, S. Houston, C. Zapata, and E. Ramirez. "An Engineering and Educational Technology Team Approach to Introducing New Unsaturated Soils Mechanics Material into Introductory Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineering Courses: Cross-Curricular Coordination & Working

Conference Session

Technical Session 5a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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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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through the JEP, these lab courses will providecommunity college engineering students with access to the full range of lower-divisionengineering courses needed for transfer to a four-year institution.In developing the CALSTEP online laboratory courses, consideration was given to the thirteenobjectives for engineering educational laboratories defined by the ABET/Sloan Foundationeffort17,18. CALSTEP curriculum development also employs evidence-based approaches thatmaximize persistence and learning in a distance environment, including the use of inquiry anddesign-oriented activities that engage students in authentic engineering experiences. Content isdelivered using a variety of formats similar to those used in many existing online and

Conference Session

Technical Session 5b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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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

Conference Session

Technical Session 2b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

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coming to class replace traditional classroom lectures. Class time is used forapplication exercises usually done in groups, experimentation, and other team activities inwhich student learning takes a central role. The flipped classroom approach appears well-suited to accommodate the unique characteristics of the millennial generation2.We investigated the lesson viewing patterns of two cohorts of engineering students enrolledin two college-level junior and senior flipped classroom courses on basic analog electronicsand LabVIEW programming. The electronics course is offered in the Spring semester andcomprises an even mix of juniors and seniors (~45 students/class). The programming courseis offered in the Fall and Spring semesters to seniors (~25

Conference Session

Technical Session 1c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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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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Design and Development II (alpha prototyping of a blood glucose meter), Biomedical Product Design and Develop- ment III (alpha, beta, and gamma prototyping of student designed projects), a course in biomedical ethics, and oversees an off-site undergraduate clinical experience. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Curiosity and Connections (Entrepreneurial Mindset) in BME Sophomore DesignIntroductionA contemporary approach to meeting the educational needs of students focused primarily on jobprospects can potentially be enhanced by seeking to instill the entrepreneurial mindset.1 TheKern Foundation defines students as having the entrepreneurial mindset

Conference Session

Technical Session 3b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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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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, Structural Control and Health Monitoring and Innovative Engineering Education.Dr. Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural Engineering. Dr. Pong is a registered Professional Engineer in California. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Structural Engineers Association of California. He has published over fifty technical papers in the areas of Structural Control and Earthquake Engineering. Dr. Pong has been the Director of the School of Engineering at SFSU with 20 full

Conference Session

Technical Session 3a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Nolan Tsuchiya PE, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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not change significantly for almost twodecades. Starting in Fall 2014, a new curriculum was implemented that exposes students to theArduino microcontroller, robot building, sensors, DC motors, C programming, CAD modeling,and 3D printing. The primary objective of the redesigned course was to excite incoming students,provide them with an engaging, hands-on experience, and help them acquire useful andtransferable skills. From this perspective, the redesign has been a great success as prior surveysindicated that students enjoy the new course. A detailed analysis of the redesign and surveyresults were presented at the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference.Since the redesign was implemented only two years ago, our department still contains manystudents who

Conference Session

Technical Session 2d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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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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feel they do not know enough yet to be avaluable contributor to a club or instructionally related project team.Some schools have attempted to give lower division engineering students hands-on project instruction byintroducing freshman design courses into the required curriculum​3-7​. These courses have proven verysuccessful, but may not be possible to implement at many colleges and universities due to resourceconstraints - practical hands-on courses require a low faculty to student ratio and schools may just nothave the funds to staff enough sections.This paper describes an approach to give lower division engineering students a structured introduction tohands-on engineering skills in a resource constrained environment. The approach is a 10

Conference Session

Technical Session 5b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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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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degreeprograms at California State Universities. However, offering such a course is particularlychallenging for many community colleges, because of a lack of adequate expertise and/orlaboratory facilities and equipment. Consequently, course resources were developed to helpmitigate these challenges by streamlining preparation for instructors new to teaching the course,as well as minimizing the face-to-face use of traditional materials testing equipment in thelaboratory portion of the course. These same resources can be used to support online hybrid andother alternative (e.g., emporium) delivery approaches. After initial pilot implementation of thecourse during the Spring 2015 semester by the curriculum designer in a flipped student-centeredformat, these

Conference Session

Technical Session 1d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Steven Weiner, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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engineeringscience is a more established introductory approach to teaching college students than human-centered design. Making may provide a new model for progressive, student-centered learningthat can match calls from industry for a scalable educational framework that encouragesinnovation and entrepreneurship among students. Making can be a potentially revolutionarylearning platform, with a unique blend of technological and interpersonal skill development andits applied context.Research Focus and MethodsWe are specifically interested in using our ongoing work to address “how the attributes ofMaking might translate to an engineering classroom context?” The basis for proposing suchguidelines for Making-Based Learning is in the synthesis of our findings from

Conference Session

Technical Session 2c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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associated with suboptimal group-work while still encouraging thedevelopment of strong collaboration and peer learning skills, my study looks to the use ofinformal collaborations (IC)—where students are encouraged to seek help from and work withtheir classmates on an assignment, but are ultimately responsible for their own submission.While this mechanism is not intended as a replacement for formal group-work throughout theengineering curriculum, it may offer a safer alternative for faculty with little formal experiencein facilitating group work looking for a low-risk way to nurture collaboration skills and improvestudent outcomes in engineering fundamentals courses.The rest of this paper is organized as follows. First, I discuss some of the

Conference Session

Technical Session 2a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Dean Arakaki, Cal Poly State University

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Pacific Southwest Section

biology and physics students and faculty. He is interested in developing methods (e.g. the inverted classroom) to enhance the learning experience for EE students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Lecture Videos for Electromagnetics Classes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo AbstractThe electromagnetics course sequence in the Electrical Engineering (EE) curriculum atCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO) is a rigorous subjectthat suffers from limited student interest and motivation. To remedy this problem, a set of lecturevideos (mp4 files stored on dropbox.com) complete with concept presentations, exampleproblem solution methods, dynamic field animations, and