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Technical Session 4a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Ruth E. Davis, Santa Clara University

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engineeringprograms.The analysis presented in Table 3 shows that preparation was a significant factor in determininggraduation in five years. This analysis included all students regardless of gender or ethnicity. Table 3. Binary Logistic Regression showing impact of five factors on success in engineering. B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) Commitment 0.099 0.048 4.277 1 0.039 1.104 Confidence 0.014 0.048 0.083 1 0.773 1.014 MathSciPrep 0.060 0.021 8.507 1 0.004 1.062 Value -0.019 0.020 0.874 1 0.350 0.982 InternalMotivation -0.019 0.025

Conference Session

Technical Session 3d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Julia Roche, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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asked on the undergraduate dynamics common final. (a) (b)Figure 9. Student responses to multiple choice conceptual questions seen in Figure 8. The correct answers are labeled in the axis and outlined.As seen in Figure 9(b), many students were able to successfully determine the directionof the friction force regardless of whether or not they participated in the Spool IBLA;however, there was a discrepancy amongst IBLA and non-IBLA students in determiningwhich way the spool would move as seen in Figure 9(a). Significantly more students whoparticipated in the Spool IBLA incorrectly answered the first question regarding the spoolmotion as compared to their

Conference Session

Technical Session 1c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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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  Courses.  2016.    2.     Dunn  R.  Learning  styles:  Theory,  research,  and  practice.  2000.  p.  3–22.    3.     Carberry  A,  Krause  S,  Ankeny  C,  Waters  C.  “Unmuddying”  course  content   using  muddiest  point  reflections.  IEEE;  2013.  p.  937–942.    4.     Kamble  S,  Tembe  B.  The  effect  of  concept  maps  on  achievement  and   attitude  in  a  mechanical  engineering  course.  IEEE;  2012.  p.  W1B–1.    5.     Rugarcia  A,  Felder  RM,  Woods  DR,  Stice  JE.  The  future  of  engineering   education  I.  A  vision  for  a  new  century.  Chem  Eng  Educ.  2000;34(1):16– 25.    6.     Bonwell  CC,  Eison  JA.  Active  Learning:  Creating  Excitement  in  the

Conference Session

Technical Session 2b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University

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2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20693Introduction to Engineering Using Interactive Video in Support of a FullyOnline Flipped Classroom ApproachProf. John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University Professor John Santiago has been a technical engineer, manager, and executive with more than 26 years of leadership positions in technical program management, acquisition development and operation research support while in the United States Air Force. He currently has over 16 years of teaching experience at the university level and taught over 40

Conference Session

Technical Session 5a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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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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display the test results for a free vibration test for both the unsynchronized data andsynchronized data as typical examples to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposedsynchronization method. The x-axes represent time in seconds and the y-axes representacceleration in m/s2. The blue and purple lines refer to the accelerometer data collected from thetwo Shimmers attached on top of the SDOF structure and the orange and green lines refer to theaccelerometer data collected from the two Shimmers fixed on the shake table.Figure 4. Unsynchronized Data – Free Vibration Test (a) Time History Data; (b) Zoom-in Plot Figure 5. Synchronized Data – Free Vibration Test (a) Time History Data; (b) Zoom-in PlotFigure 6. Unsynchronized Data

Conference Session

Technical Session 5a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jeffrey Thomas Yan; James LeRoy Dalton, Cañada College; Kattia Chang, Engineering Student at Cañada College; Bianca Corine Villanueva Doronila, Canada College; Victor Josue Melara Alvarado, Canada College; Christopher Thomas; Ian M Donovan, San Francisco State University; Kartik Bholla; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Kazunori Okada, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20673Engaging Community College Students in Computer Engineering Researchthrough Design and Implementation of a Versatile Gesture Control InterfaceJeffrey Thomas Yan ˜Mr. James LeRoy Dalton, Canada College James is a 2nd year electrical engineering student at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, California with hopes to transfer to UC Berkeley in fall 2017. ˜Kattia Chang, Engineering Student at Canada College I am an Electrical Engineering student with

Conference Session

Technical Session 5b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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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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far-fieldand 56 are near-fault [8].3. Student Project FindingsAfter ten weeks of work, the civil engineering team accomplished the research objective. Thefollowing presents representative project outcomes. Figure 3 presents the effect of massestimation on the CR-algorithm. The error ranges from -50% to 50%. Similar findings can beobserved for two different ground motions in Figures 3 (a) and 3(b) for SDOF structures withdifferent natural periods. The accuracy of the CR algorithm decrease with the increase of theerror in the mass estimation. Figure 3. RMS error for mass estimation (a) ground motion 12, (b) ground motion 33 Figure 4. RMS error for viscous damping estimation (a) ground motion 12, (b) ground motion 33Figure 4

Conference Session

Technical Session 2d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Si Jung Kim, UNLV; Yi Liu; Zenan Yu; Hyoung J Cho, University of Central Florida; Lei Zhai, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida; Jayan Thomas, University of Central Florida

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Figure 3. It was an iterative process in which the twoindependent coders first placed all the feedback items as shown in Figure 3 (a), thenreorganized them into groups of different categories as shown in Figure 3 (b). (a) Initial Placement (b) Categorization Figure 3. Snapshots of the Card Sorting Task The card sorting identified the eight themes shown as the bright Yellow sticky notes inFigure 3 (b) that would hinder their learning of nanotechnology. The eight themes are 1. Lackof Informational Resources to Learn, 2. Little Background in Science, 3. No Involvement in theSubject Area, 4. Limited Human Resources to Communicate on the Topic, 5. Lack of Time toLearn, 6. Subject

Conference Session

Technical Session 5c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Deana R. Delp, Arizona State University

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states “ASU is a comprehensivepublic research university, measured not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we includeand how they succeed”. Postsecondary education faculty need to be aware of ASD students sincethey want the “same opportunity for success, not the right of success.”10Bibliography1. VanBergeijk, E., Klin, A., & Volkmar, F. (2008). Supporting more able students on the autism spectrum: college and beyond. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38, 1359-1370.2. White, S. W., Ollendick, T. H., & Bray, B. C. (2011). College students on the autism spectrum. Autism, 15(6), 683-701.3. Adreon, D., & Durocher, J. S. (2007). Evaluating the college transition needs of individuals with high- functioning

Conference Session

Technical Session 5c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Andrea Magdalene Vasquez, Harvey Mudd College; David Kwan, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College; Sarah Silcox; Joseph John Sinopoli, Harvey Mudd College; Gordon G. Krauss, Harvey Mudd College

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., & Steckelberg, A. L. (2010). Assessor or assessee: how student learning improves by giving andreceiving feedback. British Journal of Educational Technology, 41 (3), 525-536.[14] Ertmer, P. A., Richardson, J. C., Belland, B., Camin, D., Connolly, P., Coulthard, G., et al. (2007). Using peerfeedback to enhance the quality of student online postings: an exploratory study. Journal of Computer-MediatedCommunication, 12, 412-433.[15] van der Poel, J., van den Berg, B. A., Admiraal, W. F., & Simons, P. R. (2008). The nature, reception, and useof online peer feedback in higher education. Computers & Education, 51, 1804-1817.[17] van Zundert, M., Sluijsmans, D., & Merrienboer, J. v. (2010). Effective peer assessment processes

Conference Session

Technical Session 1c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Alvaro Monge, California State University, Long Beach; Panadda Marayong, California State University, Long Beach; Shadnaz Asgari, California State University, Long Beach; Birgit Penzenstadler; Praveen Shankar, California State University, Long Beach

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, the NCWIT resources and publications, we designed a set ofstrategies and activities to strengthen several areas to improve recruitment and retention of womenin computing and engineering.III. RecruitmentWe selected three recruitment strategies that NCWIT has identified as successful at otheruniversities and that could be implemented at CSULB in a short timeframe [3]: a) increaseoutreach to accepted students, b) improve messaging on relevant websites and print materials, andc) conduct roadshows at area high schools and community colleges.A. Outreach to accepted studentsIn Spring 2016, we began our recruitment by writing an email to students admitted for the Fall2016 semester into one of the four computing and engineering majors. The email

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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of the Engineering Graphicscourse. The online section was taught by the engineering instructor (Professor A) who developedthe online course. The face-to-face course was taught by an adjunct instructor (Professor B) whowas teaching the graphics class for the first time. The two instructors used the same PowerPointlectures to deliver content to students. For the online class, the PowerPoint slides were presentedin pre-recorded lecture videos, while the PowerPoint slides were presented by the instructorduring class time for the face-to-face section. The same laboratory exercises with the samelaboratory handouts were given to students in both sections, with the F2F students completingthe labs during class session with assistance from the

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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have been motivated to complete the assignment in advance to attend thehome game, and (b) Homework 7 was due the day after a national holiday (Veteran’s Day)giving them a chance to get ahead. With 20% of the students withdrawing in the fall 2015 EEE463 courses, the decreasing number of plays toward the end of the term is expected. It isimportant to acknowledge that some of this peak viewing may be due to replays to provideassistance for solving the homework problems. Interestingly, data from the spring-summer 2016offerings of EEE 460 showed that both the on-campus and online students demonstrate verysimilar procrastination behavior, even though the online students have been assumed to be moremature. Figure 4. EEE 463 lecture

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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, asmall biogeotechnics demonstration was suggested to help freshman students realize what abiogeotechnical engineer can do.Although this work is specific to biogeotechincs, we believe a few elements from this work werevaluable in achieving the desired goals of increasing student interest and motivation. Theseaspects include a) building a team of engineers and educators to create the module b) following asystematic process of instructional design, c) spending ample time on graphics to strike thebalance between what the SMEs wanted to convey and what the students will be able tounderstand, d) making connection with the natural world of students through real images andnews stories, and e) conducting multiple formative evaluations to engage in an

Conference Session

Technical Session 3c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, California State University, Long Beach

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Education I: A Vision for a New Century. Chemical Engineering Education 34 (1), 16- 25.[5] Sparkes, JJ. (1989) Quality in Engineering Education. Engineering Professor’s Conference, Occasional Paper #1.[6] Felder, R.M., Woods, D.R., Stice, J.E., Rugarcia, A. (2000). The Future of Engineering Education II: Teaching Methods that Work. Chemical Engineering Education 34 (1), 26- 39.[7] Rangel, B., Guimaraes, A., Vazsa, A., Alves, F. (2016). Integrated Design Concept in Civil Engineering Education. International Journal of Engineering Education 32 (3(A)), 1279– 1288. [8] Mills, J. and Treagust, D.F. (2003). Engineering Education-Is Problem-Based or Project- Based Learning the Answer?, Australasian Journal of

Conference Session

Technical Session 3a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Rebeka Sultana, California State University, Long Beach

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andsuccess is commonly measured using exams scores or letter grades at the end of the semester.In an undergraduate engineering curriculum, the many different types of classes pose challengesand difficulties for students. To achieve a letter grade B or better, some courses are moredemanding and require more effort than the other courses. For instance, Fluid Mechanics isconsidered one of the conceptually challenging classes at the California State University, LongBeach (CSULB). Students are challenged to integrate knowledge from their prerequisite classes(math and statics) to understand the Fluid mechanics concepts and principals. Specific topicscovered in the course include Fluid Statics, Fluid Kinematics, Pressure Variation in MovingFluids

Conference Session

Technical Session 4a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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Interests: - Collaborative environments for innovation (wikis, social networks and other collaborative online platforms), emerging economies development and the role of IT/communications technology, and methodologies for measurement and assessment frameworks c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Understanding the Impact of Engineering Through Engagement with the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Elizabeth Fife EWP, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaAbstractThis study reports on pedagogical efforts supported with a structured survey to motivateengineering student’s awareness of technological

Conference Session

Technical Session 3c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Maria Pantoja, California Polytechnic State University san Luis Obispo; Drazen Fabris, Santa Clara University; Aaron Melman, Santa Clara University

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, facility, and prior experience with programming. Research1 has shownbenefits in using tutorials via mobile and web applications to better engage students and helpthem learn at their own pace and level. The programming platform will be Matlab/Octave2 whichis a programming language initially developed for numerical computations. It is widely usedacross industry and academia and research institutions. Knowledge in Matlab/Octave is requiredin many of the engineering job openings, which makes it a very important technical skill that ourstudents have to master for a successful career as engineers.Knowledge of programming and specifically Matlab is a prerequisite for several classes taught atthe Schools of Engineering around the country and a Matlab

Conference Session

Technical Session 5c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Qiushi Wang, Arizona State University; DONGDONG ZHANG, Chongqing University, Arizona State University; Zhenmin Tang, Arizona State University; George G. Karady, Arizona State University

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2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20685Enhancement of the Learning Experience of Foreign Graduate Exchange stu-dents and Visiting ScholarsQiushi Wang, Arizona State University Qiushi Wang is pursuing her master’s degree in Power & Energy Systems at Arizona State University. She received her BS degree in electrical power and automation from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China. She works as a research assistant on power system protection and transients with Dr. George Karady since 2015.Dr. DONGDONG ZHANG, Chongqing