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Abolfazl Amin, Utah Valley University; Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University

-longproject. This paper will provide the results of our efforts and studies to examine the gap betweenenrollments in our Introductory and Statics courses. Also, it will show if using hands-on projectsin our Introduction to Engineering course has helped reduce the gap in enrollment with ourStatics course. This paper will also provide some suggestions for future investigations and foridentifying other factors related to retention in the freshman year of engineering programs.IntroductionThe significant enrollment difference between our Introduction to Engineering, ENGR-1000, andthe next course which is Statics, ENGR-2010, has prompted us to monitor our enrollment and toinvestigate the reason/s for such a difference. The Pre-Engineering program in our

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Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Akbarali Thobhani, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Architecture (3cr). Presently, out of the 27 total number of declared architecture minor students, 48% are CETmajors and 52% are from other areas such as Industrial Design, Individualized Degree Program,Mechanical Engineering Technology, Criminal Justice and Criminology, History, Psychology,Biology, and Construction Project Management. Industrial Design and Art were the programs ofmajors most related professionally to the field of architecture, and it was expected that studentsfrom these majors would take the minor. Nevertheless, it was found that no Art majors took theminor. In the last couple of years, it became clear that students from different backgrounds andmajors were open to a minor with an international perspective. Several students

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Katherine Mavrommati, California Polytechnic State University; Eileen W. Rossman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jay Tyler Davis II

biomechanics classes. The labs that we create help enhance the student’s experience in the class with a real life application while allowing them to use state of the art technology.Ms. Eileen W. Rossman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Eileen Rossman has a worked in various industries for over 14 years before starting a career teaching engineering. Here industry experience includes field support for Navy Nuclear refueling with Westing- house, analysis and programming of pipeline flow solutions with Stoner Associates, and design of elevator structures and drive components with Schindler Elevator. Since 2002, Eileen has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State

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Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Paul Gannon, Montana Engineering Education Research Center; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

as a central point of contact for all questions related to teaching and learning.These top responses revealed an interesting misconception about EER centers. The intent of theMEERC was to conduct empirically-based research in order to produce original data that canadvance engineering education. EER centers are often misperceived as 1st year engineeringprograms or student success centers. While engineering education programs at largeruniversities certainly have built models that include both academic and research activities underone administrative unit, for center in their start-up stage it is often too much of an undertaking tosupport both these roles. The intent of the MEERC was conducting educational research, notnecessarily providing

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Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Jun Jian Liang, San Francisco State University; Christopher Alexander Amaro, Cañada College; Adam Albert Davies, ASPIRES ; Priscila Joy Silva Chaix, Cañada College; Jesus Caballero, Canada College; Juvenal Marin Sanchez, San Jose State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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@sfsu.eduAbstractWith support from the US Department of Education through the Minority Science andEngineering Improvement Program (MSEIP), five community college engineering studentsparticipated in a ten-week summer research internship program at San Francisco State University(SFSU) in summer 2017. A popular seismic damping device, magneto-rheological damper, wasinvestigated by the interns during the internship. By analyzing different numerical models of thedampers, existing large-scale damper tests were studied and the damper response under externalexcitation is reproduced using the computing program software. UQ Lab was then applied toexperimental results to explore the uncertainties inherent to the damper modeling. Theprobabilistic distributions of model

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Majid Poshtan, Cal Poly; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

text to enhance thediversity of the learning process. The instructors have noticed anecdotal encouraging resultsfrom all experiments and have survey data from the third experiment illustrating addingcomputer-aided learning to the classroom was favored by students.The computer software programs added to the courses were directly related to the subject andhelped the students to cross check their answers obtained by mathematical equations from thetext with the numerical results from the software. The software programs used in this researchare provided by various sources and have different GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces), but theyapply very similar numerical methods to solve differential equations in dynamic engineeringproblems. To get the

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Mark Todd Gordon, California Baptist University; Seunghyun Chun, California Baptist University; Xueyan Sarah Zhao, California Baptist University; Michael Jean-Claude Nalbandian, California Baptist University; Mi Kyung Han, California Baptist University; Mario Oyanader, California Baptist University

Chemical Engineering Program Coordinator at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, TN. Between 1996 and 2007, and Dr. Oyanader transitioned from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Northern Catholic University in Antofagasta-Chile. He was Department Head for the Chemical Engi- neering Department at Northern Catholic University from 1998 to 2000. Within the chemical engineering discipline, Dr. Oyanader has taught several topics including Fluid Mechanics, Transport Phenomena, Thermodynamics, Unit Operations, Chemical Process Design, Process Simulation & Control, and Design of Experiment. His teaching of these subjects has been driven by the use of methodologies such as Ac

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Ryan Yedinak, Cañada College; Oskar Granados, Canada College; Vincent Vu Thanh Tran, San Jose State University; Moises Arturo Vieyra, Canada College; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; 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; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University

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demonstrated. However, for them to be used in SHM schemes in real-world environments,more robust and sophisticated post processing techniques will need to accommodate a widevariety of scenarios.The ASPIRES Summer Internship program has been successful in providing unique researchopportunities for students, especially those from underrepresented minority groups. There werefive research groups in this year’s internship program. Each research group has specific ongoingresearch project related to the faculty advisor. In this Civil Engineering group, students evaluatedthe novel idea of using acoustic sensor for non-contact, non-destructive structural healthmonitoring. Systematic workshops and training were provided to help students succeed andensure

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Ava Madeline Bellizzi; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego

an MA in Social Science from the University of Chicago. She is Co-Chair of the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology and Computing in the American Anthro- pological Association. She studies experts and their work in relation to environments, technologies, and human lives. Her current research projects deal with earthquake risk management technology in Mexico and the United States, environmental data justice in the US/Mexican borderlands, and the development and practice of engineering expertise. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Examining the Experiences of First-Year Honors Engineering Students in Service

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Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University; Nm A Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Abolfazl Amin, Utah Valley University; Heechang Bae, Eastern Washington University

probability and statistics conceptsin real-world civil engineering situations. Two types of computer simulations are used in thelaboratory. With the exercises for both programs, students collect data from the simulated civilengineering situation, and then apply probability and statistics concepts to analyze theuncertainty in the situation. Students are assigned to groups of four for the semester. They workin pairs from their groups to perform the computer situation and collect data, and then completethe analysis and the lab report as a group of four.In a study performed at the University of Memphis9 entitled, “Three Examples to Relate Theoryand Application” three projects were presented to improve students' understanding of the valueof statistics, to

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Ann Kowalski, Colorado State University; Christopher Snow Snow

cases (exam 1 and exam 2) the scores from 2017 were significantly higher thanpast years, we cannot say whether it may improve comprehension. Several variables changed overthe years while exam scores were collected (e.g. acceptance rates to the engineering program atCSU became lower, presumably the professor improved teaching strategies as a result of previousyears’ feedback, and although pulled from a common pool, exam questions were different eachyear). Additionally, exam grading was not completely objective. Partial credit can be given on thesubjective basis of the grader, and the assigned grader changes from year to year.As far as student opinion, most comments were in regards to the bugs associated with the newsystem, not with the system

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Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines

Learning to Engineering Learning 3Articulate (continued) 2. Relevance to Students and Field: What should students already know and be able to do related to this course content before taking the course? How will what students learn in this course help them in their further studies at Mines AND in their career? Why should this course be important to the students? 3. How to Ignite Student Passions: How will this course build on students’ interests and passions? Is it designed for students with specific interests and passions or does it provide opportunities for students to apply and utilize varying passions? 4. What’s the Added Value: What is the added value

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Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Paper ID #241422018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Finding the Rainbow Needles in the Engineering Haystack: Connecting witha Hard-to-Reach PopulationDr. Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder Robyn Sandekian is the Managing Director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Com- munities (MCEDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder). She joined the Engineering for Developing Communities Program (now known as the Mortenson Center) in spring 2004, just as the first EDC graduate track was approved. With MCEDC, her main duties have included student advising and academic

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Jayson Paul Mercurio, Canada College; Kevin Yamada; Jose L. Guzman, Canada College; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; 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; Alexander Choi, Canada College; Ayesha R Iqbal

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Paper ID #241732018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Inspiring Community College Students in Electrical and Computer Engineer-ing Research through Live Digit Recognition using Nvidia’s Jetson Tx1Mr. Jayson Paul Mercurio, Canada College Jayson Mercurio studies computer science at UC Santa Barbara. He is a recent transfer student from Canada College in Redwood City and interned at SFSU over the summer of 2017, working on image recognition with neural networks.Kevin YamadaMr. Jose L. Guzman, Canada College Jose L. Guzman is currently an undergraduate at Canada College. He participated in a research program

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Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Matt Jamison Burnett, State University of New York at Canton

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fromcompletion of the project. "The Convergence project gave me a priceless experience in both the engineering and artistic design fields. It was extremely interesting yet difficult for me, as this project was one of my first STEAM projects. We had to cope with and solve many different problems across multiple disciplines throughout the work. As a result, I can now say that I’ve successfully programmed Arduino UNO boards for GPS data reception, designed and built a 3D printed floating vessel, and testing the logistics of visual impact, timing, and delivery for an artistic display."Thomas Heath, a photography student at SUNY Canton, enjoyed the opportunity Convergencegave for him to

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Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo; Trung H Duong, Colorado State University, Pueblo

robotics, automation, and nanotechnology engineering education and research. He is a licensed PE in the State of Colorado, a member of ASEE, a senior member of IEEE, and a senior member of SME.Dr. Trung H Duong, Colorado State University, Pueblo Dr. Trung Duong is currently a Research Professor at Engineering Department, Colorado State University- Pueblo. From 2014 to 2017, Dr. Duong worked as a Post-doctoral Research and then a Research Faculty at Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), Rutgers the State University of New Jersey. He involved in research activities of the Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) program funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in U.S. Department of

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Kattia Chang, Cañada College; Karina Abad, Cañada College; Ricardo Jesus Colin, Canada College; Charles Tolentino, University of California, Merced; Cameron Malloy, University of California, Berkeley; Alex David, San Francisco State University; 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; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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Science. He’s interested in data analytics, blockchain technology, and machine learning, and aspires to be a data scientist.Mr. Alex David, San Francisco State University Currently a student at SFSU in the Embedded Electrical and Computer Systems program. Focusing on real time embedded machine learning and cloud/edge computing.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests

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Ryan Carroll, Canada College; Brian Carrozza, Canada College; Yardley Ordonez, Canada College; Edgar Sanchez, Canada College; Andres Lee, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University

designated community college in the San Francisco BayArea collaborated with San Francisco State University, a comprehensive urban university, todevelop and implement the Accelerated STEM Pathways through Internships, Research,Engagement, and Support (ASPIRES) project, which is funded by a three-year grant from theDepartment of Education Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP).Among the main objectives of ASPIRES is to develop an internship program model that issuitable for community college students and provides multiple exposures to undergraduateresearch opportunities. For most undergraduate research internship positions, community collegestudents are in competition with upper-division students who have taken more advanced

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Cassandra J Wright, University of Washington, Bothell; John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell

Paper ID #242972018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Case Study: Practical Introduction of a Materials Selection Software in aFundamentals of Materials Science CourseDr. Cassandra J Wright, University of Washington, Bothell Cassandra Wright is an assistant professor within the Division of Engineering and Mathematics in the School of STEM at University of Washington Bothell (UWB). She received her BSME from Rose- Hulman. She earned her MS and PhD in Bioengineering from Clemson University as well as a certificate in Engineering and Science Education. Currently, she is developing courses for UWB’s new program in

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John M Pavlina, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Brennan Gray

and related operations, looping, decision,input/output, functions, arrays, files, and plotting.” The class extends beyond simply learninghow to program but also delves into problem solving and software engineering concepts.EGR 115 students are expected to analyze scientific and engineering problems, designalgorithmic solutions to these problems, and implement the algorithms. The course is brokendown into eight main topics as shown in Table 3.Table 3: Basic outline of the course topics covered in EGR 115 Week #’s Topics Week 01-02 Introduction to MATLAB Week 03 Plotting with MATLAB Week 04 Problem Solving with Top-Down-Design Week 05 Branching Statements Week 06-08 Looping Statements / Vectorization

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Maria Pantoja, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Zoe Wood Wood, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo

Obispo c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Collaborative Inter-Class Project to Enhance Learning in Computer Science Maria Pantoja and Zoe Woods Computer Science and Software Engineering California State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CAAbstract: Engineers in general and computer scientists in particular are required to work in collaborative,interdisciplinary environments. Communication skills and the ability to work in groups within differentdepartments inside a company are often required for jobs in the industry. To expose students to thiscollaborative experience most engineering programs require a

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Vladislav Valeryevich Miftakhov, ASPIRES; Cody Del Prato; Søren Anders Tornøe, Cañada College; Kwan M Lim, San Francisco State University; ali attaran, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University

Computer Design. He has served on technical program com- mittees of Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, International Symposium on Low Power Electronics Design, and International Symposium on Quality Electronics Design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Research Experience for Community College Students: Design and Optimization of Non-Volatile Latch using Resistive Memory Technology Vladislav Miftakhov1, Cody Del Prato1, Søren Tornøe1, Kwan Lim1, Aliyar Attaran2, Amelito G. Enriquez1, Cheng Chen2, Hao Jiang2, Zhaoshuo Jiang2, Wenshen Pong2, Hamid Shanasser2, Kwok-Siong Teh2, Xiaorong Zhang2, Hamid Mahmoodi2

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Eric Osborn, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ali O. Shaban, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Paper ID #241872018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Development of Laboratory Experiments for Protection and Automation inMicrogrid Power SystemsMr. Eric Osborn, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Eric 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 and automation experiments for students.Dr. Ali O. Shaban, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Professor Shaban received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State

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John Y Oliver, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Cassidy Elwell

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Paper ID #241572018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Effective Competitions for Broadening Participation in CybersecurityDr. John Y Oliver, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Oliver is an associate professor of Electrical Engineering and is the director of the Computer Engi- neering program at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Oliver is also a program director for the California Cyber Training Complex (CCTC). His field of expertise is in computer architecture, system performance analysis and digital forensics. His teaching activities focus on embedded systems, digital circuit design

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David Kenric Hammond, Oregon Institute of Technology - Portland Metro; H. J. Corsair, Oregon Institute of Technology

to their studies. Withthis, students enter the workforce with far more realistic understanding of why decisions that areoptimal from a purely engineering perspective may not, in fact, be the right decisions for theelectricity control area in which they are working.The Oregon Institute of Technology was the first university in the US to offer an ABET-accreditedBachelor of Science degree in Renewable Energy Engineering. Students in this program may takean elective course (typically taken in their junior or senior year) that covers the regulatoryframework of electricity markets in the United States, including the restructured regulation thatallows many areas to function as competitive markets in the purchase and sale of electricity.In this