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Elena Brewer; Anthony Dalessio; Sarah Giersch; Nancy Louwagie

at two-year institutions that focus on educating technicians for employment in high-technology fields.The ATE program supports partnerships between academic institutions and industry to promoteimprovement in the education of science and engineering technicians, including curriculumdevelopment and professional development2, 3. The program also provides opportunities forPrinciple Investigators (PIs) to share their progress and network, namely at the ATE PIConference, usually held in the Fall, and the HI-TEC (High Impact Technology ExchangeConference), usually held in the Summer.The 2017 HI-TEC provided an opportunity for SUNY Erie faculty and Normandale CC facultyto meet during the Micro- Nano- Technology (MNT) Special Interest Group. Through

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Jikai Du; Chad M Walber; Shawn E Thompson; David J Kukulka; Edward Purizhansky

learning, and how tobetter infuse 21st century skills into the classroom. As a result, new teaching strategies arenecessary so that faculty can have deeper understanding of students and can develop moreconfidence in working with today’s students. Such new strategies will help the transformationand adoption of high impact educational technology, and deepen faculty’s passion for teachingand the process of learning. Collaborations between faculty and industrial partners can be an efficient approach toimprove engineering technology education [16-20]. Such collaborations may includecollaborative lab delivery, student research mentorship, senior design project supervision, etc.Such collaborations can not only get faculty familiar with resources

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Wei Xie; Jared Auclair; Jinxiang Pei

risk management for complexbiopharmaceutical manufacturing system. This not only impacts public health safety, but alsoleads to high risk of failures, drug shortage and financial loss. To improve the industry practice,our interdisciplinary team composed of researchers and educators in Operations Research (OR)and biochemistry at Northeastern University, Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab (BATL),and public health regulators collaborates to develop an integrated research, education/trainingand industry practice framework to promote biopharmaceutical manufacturing knowledge andskills for various levels of students and trainees. Basically, the research development inbiomanufacturing is driven by challenges and critical needs in the industry

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Luke Plante; Matthew Baideme P.E.; Kyle Murray P.E.; Jeffrey Starke; Michael Butkus; Ryan Tuemler

werelikely to be primarily visual learners, and we confirmed through the use of a survey that this wasthe case. We identified visual teaching tools we were using, we developed the number line as anew teaching tool, and we implemented the number line in two applicable courses. Here, weassessed classroom implementation of a number line in teaching environmental reduction-oxidation reactions compared to other teaching methods. Preferences for different teaching toolsindicate the number line was preferred at least as much as other teaching tools amongenvironmental engineering students.Keywords: environmental engineering education, sustainability, redox reactions, learning stylesBackground and IntroductionThe need for sustainability and advancements in

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Thomas Ask

analyze what has not been designed.Finding a satisfactory solutions within the limits of human cognition, available time andinformation requires judgments described as bounded rationality [1]. Working within theseconstrains compels engineers to rely upon heuristics and intuition. Intuition is an amalgam oftheoretical education, practical experience, cultural insight, and creativity. Contending withintuition can be challenging because it can be difficult to articulate, much less defend. However,intuition is the outflow from creative cognition [2].Both psychological and sociological forces work against engineers embracing creativity. Theseinclude group dynamics and self-identification. Conducting creativity exercises in an engineeringclass by

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Christian E Lopez; Conrad S Tucker

educationalapplications. Finally, the lessons learned and the insights gained from the students’ feedback arepresented to guide educators in the implementation of gamified applications, like Kahoot!Keywords: Gamification, Player types, Game elements, Personalization, Engineering Education1. IntroductionThere has been an increased interest in gamification in the last decade1–4. Gamification isfrequently defined as: “the use of design elements characteristic for games in non-gamecontexts” 5(p14). This means that gamification implements game elements (e.g., Leaderboards,Points) to motivate individuals to perform an action or behavior. Depending on the context andthe designers’ intentions, the objectives of a gamified application can vary widely. For example,the

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Jiayue Shen; Weiru Chen

-109, 2006.[9] D. Burleson and E. J. McCave, "Work in Progress: Creating an Active Learning Classroom with an Engaging Online Platform," in Proceeding of the 2018 First-Year Engineering Experience Annual Conference and Exposition, Glassboro, New Jersey, 2018.[10] L. Blasco-Arcas, I. Buil, B. Hernández-Ortega, and F. J. Sese, "Using clickers in class. The role of interactivity, active collaborative learning and engagement in learning performance," Computers & Education, vol. 62, pp. 102-110, 2013.[11] J. R. MacArthur and L. L. Jones, "A review of literature reports of clickers applicable to college chemistry classrooms," Chemistry Education Research and Practice, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 187-195

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Michael Martin

Meeting the Needs of Industry via a Computer Numerical Control Concentration in a Mechanical Engineering Technology Curricula ABSTRACT Recent engineering education research has concluded that most engineering curricula do not promote attainment of many skills desired in practicing engineers. One such skill required by a segment of industry is proficiency in computer numerical control (CNC) programming. Based on feedback from Northern Michigan University’s Engineering Technology Department’s Industrial Advisory Board, the department implemented a CNC concentration for the Mechanical Engineering Technology bachelor’s degree program in 2010. The CNC concentration is one of five concentration choices the students have, and

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Mana Seifaei; Salah Badjou

or involvemechatronic modules.Such an approach also provides to the students a valuable hands-on experience inmultidisciplinary system design. The above experience also indicates that there is a naturalsynergy between the electrical and mechanical engineering programs, which, as shown in theabove case study, provides the opportunity for mutually beneficial collaborative capstone designprojects. This indicates that multidisciplinary capstone design teams comprising traditionalelectrical and mechanical engineering majors are feasible and desirable.Bibliographical references1. Mechatronics System Design, Devdas Shetty, Richard A. KolkCengage PublicationsToronto, Canada, 2011 U.S edition; 2012 International edition.2. System Dynamics

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Leonard Anderson; Aslah K Alshaiea

programs. Furthermore, these criteria are intended to foster the systematicpursuit of improvement in the quality of engineering education that satisfies the needs of itsconstituencies in a dynamic and competitive environment. It is the responsibility of theinstitution seeking accreditation of an engineering program to demonstrate clearly that theprogram meets the following criteria.”2 The intradisciplinary team-based nature of the CIVE4000course is used at Wentworth Institute too clearly show that ABET Student Outcome 1 (SO1) –“Ability to identify and formulate complex engineering problems by applying knowledge ofengineering, science, and mathematics” is met. ABET describes Complex Engineering Problemsas: “Complex engineering problems include one

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Brittany Anderson; Rafic Bachnak

; Engineering Statistics, Science and Engineering Indicators 2016. NSB-2016-1, 2016. Digest (NSB-2016-2).3. Enriquez, A. Improving the participation and retention of minority students in science and engineering through summer enrichment programs. 2010 Annu. Conf. & Expo. 2010. Louisville, KY.4. Monk, D.H. and Pennsylvania State University. College of Education., Report on the status of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in the United States. 2006. 26 pages.5. Bachnak, R.; Eskin, S.; Wirick, D. (2018, August), A Summer Enrichment Program to Prepare Students for STEM Majors in College. Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio

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Lisa Greenwood; Mark Indelicato; Miguel Bazdresch; Mike Eastman

Problem-Based Learning: A Tale of Three Courses 1 Problem-Based Learning: A Tale of Three Courses Lisa Greenwood, Mark Indelicato, Miguel Bazdresch, and Mike EastmanAbstractCourses in engineering and science are typically taught deductively, through transmission ofinformation from instructor to student, followed by practice problems to reinforce what wascovered in readings and lectures. Yet in our personal and professional lives, we learnexperientially – by facing a real situation and attempting to address it, and from our relatedsuccesses and failures.Experiential education emphasizes a mixture of content and experiences, connection oflearning to meaning and to

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Ugur Zel

effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives 6) An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions 7) An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategiesStudent outcomes represent the competencies that are expected from students to have before theygraduate from universities. When we talk about an “outcome” we mean an “observable behavior”which also forms a dimension of a competency. Generally, universities focus on measuring“knowledge”, also a dimension of a competency, which is the

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A. Richard Vannozzi; Leonard Anderson

the topics and tasks related to both their civil engineering education and their careers in civilengineering. Trends in the data indicate that including an active learning component in atraditional passive lecture series adds value for students in two worthwhile ways. The first beingan increased awareness of less traditional, yet critically important, professional communicationskills and second, students develop a sense of self efficacy in a public facing aspect ofprofessional life.Overall the structured active learning approach to the planning and execution of a traditionalweekly lecture series by the students was a success. The students found that both theplanning/execution of their weekly lecture and attending the lectures offered by their

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Joseph Benin P.E.; Avinash Srinivasan

adapt to enable the best intellectual development and character building. While CharlesBabbage designed the first mechanical computer as early as 1822 [1], the digital computersare relatively new and have been with us since the 1930s [2]. In recent years, computerprogramming has shifted from being a skill for an elect few computer scientists to enteringthe main stream of education [3]. At the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), learning computer programminghas been an integral part of the Electrical Engineering curriculum for decades. While initiallyfocused on hardware-friendly languages like C and C++, this was later expanded to includeMATLAB and C#. In keeping with the principle of continuous improvement and providing ourstudents

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Mohammad Taslim; Kai-tak Wan

dam and the hydropower plant were constructed during the Vietnam War. The main facility was underground to be shielded from bombing (Figs. 8- 12). The dam was built with the help of the Soviets, and was decorated by murals and artwork depicting the Vietnam-Soviet collaboration. The hydropower engineers took us into the hydraulic turbines and generators via the underground tunnels. Hòa Bình is the largest hydroelectric plant in Vietnam, and 2nd

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Ramachandran Radharamanan

engineering module - use of a 3D scanner toscan small and large objects by fixed and hand-held scanning methods, edit, scale, and print theparts in a FDM printer and compare the parts for dimensional accuracy.In addition, these laboratory learning modules are designed to fully/partially satisfy some of theABET's student learning outcomes (1-7) that include:2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors;5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and

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Jimmy Ching-Ming Chen; Joseph Vaglica

enrolled in the construction management program atWayne State University Engineering Technology Division are encouraged to participate in theannual ELECTRI International/NECA Student Chapter Competition on electrical constructionmanaging projects. The main competition component is the challenge to propose an energyupgrade design and simulation for a facility providing community services to achieve a net zerofacility by incorporating energy saving measures and distributed energy resources based on theunique needs of the buildings and climate. Students are expected to provide detailed technicalsolutions in the proposal by examining the past year utility expenses, planning the renovationdesign, estimating new system costs, and demonstrating energy

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M. Nazrul Islam; Joseph Abel; Qinghai Gao

andsoftware tools for securing critical digital information and infrastructure.OBJECTIVES OF COMPUTER SECURITY CURRICULUMThe Computer Security Technology program is designed with the educational objectives listedbelow. 1. To provide students with the fundamental knowledge in computer security. 2. To train the students with hands-on experience on technologies and tools on how to protect information and related resources. 3. To prepare graduates that can design, analyze and manage computer security systems.Students will be introduced to a wide range of topics, including electrical principles, digitalelectronics, computer programming, biometrics, data security, network communications andsecurity, and smart grid security. They will then be