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Sociotechnical Integration

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Jacquelene Erickson, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

broadly-defined Grand Challenges. For instance, they mentioned electronic ink (E-ink), radiation fromcell phones, lab on a chip, and other real-world problems catalyzing a better understanding ofsociotechnical thinking, both at simplistic and more complex levels. For instance: FG03, Mozzarella: 01:18 It's kind of a well-rounded class and [the instructor] definitely makes an effort to tie in different engineering challenges, so you get a lot more real-world applications. For example, we just talked about the solar panels in our little wave unit and on my spring break trip, we drove past a massive solar farm and it was kind of cool because it was like, "Hey, she's talked about those." I have a much better understanding

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Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning

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Cara J. Poor, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Jeffrey Matthew Welch, University of Portland; Nicole C. Ralston, University of Portland

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

constraint.” ○ “We often discuss issues that have occurred in the engineering world and learn how money, politics, and environmental impacts all play a role in what happens. Therefore it is interesting to know what issues are affecting the engineering process and where things are going right.”Although these comments do not address the activities specifically, it is clear that students havean appreciation for practical applications and engineering opportunities. The class activitieslikely contributed to their appreciation.4. Identify links between course knowledge and real world systems: 87% of students statedthere was a connection between coursework and real world systems, and 70% were able toidentify a

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Capstone/ET Projects II - General

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Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #30424Leveraging the Capstone Design Project to Foster Entrepreneurship andAddress Real-World ProblemsDr. Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University Dr Austin B. Asgill received his B.Eng.(hons) (E.E.) degree from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, his M.Sc. (E.E.) degree from the University of Aston in Birmingham, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida. He is currently a Professor of Engineering Technology (Electrical) at Kennesaw State University (KSU). Prior to joining the faculty at KSU (formerly SPSU), he was an Associate Professor of Electronic

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Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

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Deng Cao, Central State University; Cadance Lowell, Central State University; Craig M. Schluttenhofer, Central State University; Augustus Morris, Central State University; Austin R. Erdman, Central State University; Torry Johnson; Jeffrey D. Taylor Jr., Central State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

: Deep Learning Based Plant Classifiers and Their Real- Life Research Applications AbstractDeep learning structures, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), have beenintroduced to the undergraduate students in Central State University for the past three years.Funded by an 1890 Land Grant Evans-Allen research program and a USDA CapacityBuilding Grant, a number of students with minimum deep learning background weretrained to develop customized CNNs. After training, the students were able to solve givenplant classification problems and develop plant classification apps to showcase theperformance of the customized CNNs. In particular, two students’ research projects werediscussed in

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

structures and the people who use them.The idea is summarized in a graphic syllabus (see Figure 1), as well as the standard courseoutline provided to the students (see Figure 2). Figure 1: Graphic SyllabusFigure 2: Standard Course OutlineIn order to make the tour more authentic, country themes were added to the handouts used by theinstructor and where possible, real-world examples were mimicked so students could readily seethe applications of the different analysis techniques being learned. In addition, the pictures ofstructures selected not only were there to inspire the students, but could act as talking points todiscuss the country’s culture during class and to maybe highlight key societal differences or inthe

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Gregory Kulczycki, Virginia Tech; Steven Atkinson, Virginia Tech

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Software Engineering Division

practices used in real-world web development, theprofessor invited the professional web developer to join the course as an instructor in the nextsemester. The project underwent a major revision to bring it more in line with current industrypractice. Two years later, the project went through another major revision, again in the interest ofreflecting common practices in industry.We learned a lot from doing two major project rewrites in less than three years, but perhaps themost important “lesson” is that these revisions will continue. And if we want to keep up with thechanging software landscape in industry – especially in the fast-moving world of web-development – the project must continually evolve to reflect those changes. This does not meanthat

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #28669Assessing Grassroots Engineering Applications in BrazilDr. Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute I currently develop a post-doctorate research at the Aeronautics Technological Institute (ITA) with a schol- arship from FAPESP (#2018/20563-3). I hold a PhD degree in Philosophy (University of S˜ao Paulo, 2017), a bachelor degree in Philosophy (Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology, 2008), a master degree in Electrical Engineering (University of Campinas, 2002), and a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering (University of Campinas, 1999). My research area encompasses philosophy of

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Ethical Design

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Amy Schroeder, University of Southern California

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

of ethics education are most effective. In his review of ethics educationprogram, Hess and Fore note that “there is neither a consensus throughout the engineeringeducation community regarding which strategies are most effective towards which ends, norwhich ends are most important. [7]” Bairaktarova and Woodcock assert “that engineeringeducators struggle with is how to best accomplish this goal,” and, in a historical review of ethicsin engineering, Perlman and Varma note the lack of agreement on how ethics education shouldbe performed, noting that classes solely focused on ethical theory are not likely to be sufficient inpreparing engineers for real-world ethical dilemmas. [8, 9] Colby and Sullivan also note the lackof consistency in methods

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International STEM Education: International Division Technical Session 6

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University

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Diversity

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International

and students in completing challenging real-world assignments. • Allow students to choose accelerated learning options to earn relevant industry credentials. • Combine a college-career ready academic core with challenging technical studies that will prepare students to live and work in a global workforce and marketplace. • To impact the health and wealth of the students and community that services through sister schools in Balfate, Honduras. • To conduct international professional development, teacher-to-teacher via Zoom. Introduce the Global Sister SchoolsSTEM Projects involvementThe Global Sister School project was developed to connect schools with similar time zones. Forexample, in the USA as our primary

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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Robert A. Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Physics and Physics

Paper ID #31741Applications of Quantum Entanglement in Modern PhysicsDr. Robert A Ross, University of Detroit Mercy Robert A. Ross is a Professor of Physics in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Detroit Mercy. His research interests include semiconductor devices and physics pedagogy. Ross received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from Wayne State University in Detroit. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Applications of Quantum Entanglement in Modern PhysicsIntroductionEntanglement is a fundamental

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 5: From Functions to Big Data–A Hands-on Challenge

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Rajendran Swamidurai, Alabama State University ; Cadavious M. Jones; Carl Pettis; Uma Kannan

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Diversity

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Mathematics

UG Linear Algebra CourseTo facilitate the Big Data infusion and active learning in the linear algebra course, we employeda two-part module. The first part focused on theoretical and conceptual ideas behind the methodsunder discussion and the second part had hands-on experimentation using real-world data. Thestudents are advised to use both R and Python general-purpose programming languages tocomplete their projects. The students can also use MATLAB programming to perform theirproject as well as MS Excel.The initial set of topics in which we integrated big data analysis methods were chosen using twocriteria: suitability of material for pedagogical integration of big data methods and impact on allcomputing and Mathematics majors. Instructors

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University; Marius Strom, Saint Francis University

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Instrumentation

complete listing of the electricalspecifications and hardware details is given in the System Reference Manual [6].The PocketBeagle enables the user to run programs on up to three separate microprocessors: themain processing unit (32-bit, 1 GHz) and a pair of 32-bit, 200 MHz programmable real-timeunits (PRU). While the main processing unit can be used to compile and run programs and runsthe board’s (Linux) operating system, the PRU’s do not have an operating system. Applicationscreated for the PRU’s have access to the I/O pins and shared memory (to communicate withLinux based programs). This arrangement enables the PRU’s to run dedicated applications,processing data in real-time and turning the results over to the main processor. However, for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

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Brooke-Lynn Caprice Andrade, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Douglas Hagemeier, Boise State University; Harish Subbaraman, Boise State University

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Mechanical Engineering

interests in- clude innovative teaching and learning strategies, use of emerging technologies, and mobile teaching and learning strategies.Dr. Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Diana Bairaktarova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Through real-world engineering applications, Dr. Bairaktarova’s experiential learning research spans from engineering to psychology to learning sciences, as she uncovers how individual performance is influenced by aptitudes, spatial skills, personal interests and direct manipulation of mechanical objects.Mr. Douglas Hagemeier, Boise State UniversityProf. Harish Subbaraman, Boise State University Dr

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Sustainability and Social Responsibility

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Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

would help bring thematic unity to the lecture and lab portions of thecourse and challenge students to develop designs for the patent application that addressedproblems of greater significance than mere inconvenience. So I looked to the United NationsSustainable Development Goals. I realized that the SDGs had the potential to increase students’perception of the course’s value to engineering education and practice because they could serveas a compelling means of achieving the strategies for adding value outlined by Ambrose and hercolleagues. That is, integrating the SDGs into the course could connect lecture content and labassignments to “issues that are important to students” and to “real-world event[s]” as well as tothe needs of “an actual

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

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Lan He, Beihang University; Jingjun Yu, Beihang University

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Mechanical Engineering

apply their engineering knowledge in real-world practice.This imbalance between theory and practice is particularly serious in mechanical engineering.With mechanical engineering disciplines and industries covered a wider range, theundergraduates have to be taught more and more knowledge. As a result, many studentsbecome “indigestive”, even though with high scores, often do poorly when it comes to thepractical application of what they have learned [4]. In order to improve this situation, Chinesemechanical engineering educators have used the educational reforms of other countries forreference. For example, PBL (Project Based Learning) teaching mode has been successfullyapplied in Mechatronics Control Class, Robotics Class and some other classes

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Danielle Marie Fredette, Cedarville University; Nathan Jessurun, University of Florida

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Software Engineering Division

Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 17–28, 1997. [3] R. S. Pressman, Software engineering: a practitioner’s approach. Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. [4] D. Gustafson, Schaum’s Outline of Software Engineering. McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2002. [5] R. Ford and C. Coulston, Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers. McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2007. [6] L. M. Reno, 10 Leadership Maneuvers: A General’s Guide to Serving and Leading. Deep River Books, 2015. [7] F. P. Brooks Jr, The mythical man-month (anniversary ed.) Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc., 1995. [8] V. Subramaniam and A. Hunt, Practices of an agile developer: Working in the real world. Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2006. [9] DriveOhio, New self-driving shuttle rolls around scioto mile

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 3

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Daqing Hou, Clarkson University; Yu Liu, Clarkson University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

the computationalcomplexity of large-scale simulations and extremely high cost of commercial tools. To furthertheir research into large-scale simulation required in real-world scenarios, HPC techniques canbe applied to optimize their research computing code in the future.Point 3: The engineering faculty tends to recruit graduate students from their respectiveengineering disciplines. The advantage of this practice is that these students are well preparedfor working on the engineering problems. The downside is that they are rarely formallyeducated enough in skills required for developing HPC software. Novel educational pathwaysmust be explored to better prepare these students in computational approaches and HPCsoftware engineering that are

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Best Paper Finalists

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Catherine Mcgough Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #30306It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and I Need a Job: A QualitativeExploration of Mid-Year Engineering Students’ Future Possible CareersDr. Catherine McGough, Minnesota State University, Mankato Catherine McGough is an Assistant Professor at the Iron Range Engineering Bell Program through Min- nesota State University, Mankato. She received her PhD in Engineering and Science Education in 2019 and a BS in Electrical Engineering in 2014 at Clemson University. Her research interests are in undergrad- uate engineering student motivations and undergraduate engineering problem solving skill development and

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Lourdes A. Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Olga Beatriz Rivera, Amgen Manufacturing Limited; Nolgie Oquendo-Colon, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Maria Angelica Velazquez, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Engineering Education from the perspective of outreach to mi- norities with focus on women recruitment, retention and progression. Other research activities include: systems and product design, decision analysis, manufacturing, process automation and real-time process control. Dr. Medina is currently appointed as President (2019-2021) of the Manufacturing and Design Division for the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). Dr. Medina has received multiple recognitions for her work that include the IISE M&D Outstanding Service Award (2016), UPRM Recog- nition on the 4th Research Academy for Faculty & Postdoctoral Fellowships Symposium (2015-2016), CIAPR Emergent Leader (2015) and UPRM Industrial

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Feeling the Heat - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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Jordan Farina, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Rebecca D. Levison, University of Portland ; Nicole Ralston, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

. Identify and describe links between course knowledge and real-world systems. [connections]The research goal of the project was to determine if a structured module in an engineering coursecould help students engage more fully with psychrometrics. This module is also part of a largereffort at the University of Portland to embed the entrepreneurial mindset [1] across thecurriculum. The entrepreneurial mindset includes helping students connect engineering topicswith real world systems and building curiosity about systems. The learning objects of thismodule were aligned with this idea, and backward design was used to develop the evaporativecooling module.BackgroundThermodynamics students often struggle with the topic of psychrometrics. The topic

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 9

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Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Rafael Landaeta, Old Dominion University

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Computing and Information Technology

platform for new VR and ARhardware releases. Unity will be used by this project to develop the AR application [4-11].Various techniques can be used to recognize and track real-world objects, such as opticaltracking, structured light, electromagnetic tracking, marker-based tracking, and model-basedtracking [12-14]. Vuforia utilizes advanced computer vision to recognize and track real-worldobjects using a variety of methods, such as images, markers (VuMarks), 3D models, and multitargets.3. Current ResultsA mobile version of the AR application for JLTV operation and maintenance is being developedand has been deployed to Android platforms. The mobile app is able to communicate with theFreematics OBD-II Emulator and real vehicles via Bluetooth

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Student Division Technical Session 5

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Nima Shahab Shahmir, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Sanish Rai, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Student

sanish.rai@mail.wvu.edu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020IntroductionThe purpose of this research is to develop mobile application using innovative AugmentedReality (AR) technology for interactive study content targeted towards middle school and highschool grades. By using the developed AR application, students will be able to learn aboutdiverse science topics more efficiently and visually. The AR mobile application allows the userto project a 3D (3-Dimensional) AR model of science topics on a real-world surface (such as atable or a piece of paper). The users will be able to interact with the model as if it existed outsideof the mobile application using touch interfaces.
Visual information helps us to

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

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Tom Borkes, The Jefferson Institute

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Manufacturing

in a concurrent fashion, has an advantage intheir future research pursuits.An engineer must be well versed in many high-tech electronic product design and productiontechniques to thrive in the real world. For example, advanced robotics using artificial intelligenceand virtual/augmented reality are tools that have and will be used extensively in electronicproduct design and production. These are tools that have been looking for a home in academia.Simply offering a course in these leading edge tools without the student actively participating intheir application is not an effective teaching method. Teaching in a real world competitivebusiness setting with student involvement will provide the necessary skills needed tocomplement the theory. This

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New ECE Laboratories

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Liang Hong, Tennessee State University

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Electrical and Computer

digital passbandmodulation techniques such as phase shift keying and frequency division multiplexing. Throughthis module, the students will have a holistic understanding of the IoT transceiver. Meanwhile,they will be exposed to many real-world issues and non-idealities at various stages of the system.These realities are usually not covered in the conventional theory or simulation-basedcommunication systems course.The course materials are developed with a general module style that has clearly stated objectives,theories, hands-on experiences, and assessment. It is an integrated package including lecturenotes for theoretical background, review questions and quizzes, assignments, and hands-onexercises with real world applications in the laboratory

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Integration of Current Issues into Manufacturing

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Yuqiu You, Ohio University; Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University

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Manufacturing

statistical analysis. The resultsand future study will be explained and discussed. Keywords: Design of Experiment (DOE), electrohydraulic system, closed-loop control, PIDcontrol, performance optimizationIntroduction This paper introduces a case study project collaborated between a Quality Management courseand a Hydraulics course in a program of Engineering Technology and Management. The case studyproject demonstrated the implementation of a quality management methodology, Design ofExperiments, in optimizing the performance of a real-world application. Automatic control of hydraulic systems has evolved into an increasingly superior alternative formany industrial applications. Controlling the position of a hydraulic cylinder is

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 8: Modulus Topics

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Thad B. Welch, Boise State University; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Michael G. Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Computers in Education

Signals & Systems andall students wanted additional demonstrations and applications to be included in the class.We encourage all professors to consider using real-world signals in all of their classes.The authors have repeatedly offered a three-credit, semester long, elective course in real-time signal processing. While our preference is to process these signals in real-time,offline processing can be almost as effective.References[1] J. H. McClellan, C. S. Burrus, A. V. Oppenheim, T. W. Parks, R. W. Schafer, and S. W. Schuessler, Computer-Based Exercises for Signal Processing Using MATLAB 5. MATLAB Curricular Series, Upper Saddle River, NJ (USA): Prentice Hall, 1998.[2] C. H. G. Wright and T. B. Welch, “Teaching DSP concepts using

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ET Curriculum and Programs II

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Suranjan Panigrahi, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

with required hardware and supporting software has beendiscussed. The design of new hands-on modular laboratory exercises and their implications onstudent learning has been presented. Team-based newly designed class projects emulated real-world solutions based on embedded systems. The class project also required the students tolearn and apply project management skill (i.e. SCRUM). The experience and implications ofthese class projects have been reported with respect to the course learning outcomes. Lastly,the author’s perspectives on how the course has prepared the students for the marketplace hasbeen incorporated.Introduction and Objective:Embedded system technology is a key aspect of modern electronic systems and devices.Every Electrical

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Predictive Equation Figure 1. Diagram of the three-model framework.ModelsRealityThe first model an engineer must engage with is reality. Engineers of all disciplinesfundamentally work to shape reality in such a way as to solve particular problems. Engineeringapplication requires the engineer to consider the way the world actually works. Everyengineering application must move out of the safe world of the theoretical into the real world tobe truly useful. Figure 2 shows the representation of reality as typically sketched on a whiteboard in the classroom. Observation Reality Application

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Innovating Ethics Curriculum and Instruction

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Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

the other that leads to improved ethical understanding [5].The second point is resolved by recognizing that fiction is not intended to generate identicalcases to the real world. Rather, it provides a safe space to practice with and engage in ethicalthinking. Fiction provides an avenue of application for abstract moral principles that requireimagination for application beyond one’s own circumstances and past experiences [11]. It is thedevelopment of critical thinking and the training of one’s mind in ethical thought processes.Buganza states that in the case of fiction “the circumstance is different [from real life], andinten[t] of the empathetic exercise, is trying to put the interpreter in that circumstance to envisionhow the other sees

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NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 1

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Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr., Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Alexander Nicholas Berman, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

possess a frame of mind thatperceives challenges as something to be overcome through individual agency to solve problems[3]. Because of these benefits, there has been a long standing interest of incorporating Making inthe classroom. Despite the wide variety of options for classroom Maker kits, they often share adesign trait that makes it difficult for students to generalize concepts outside of the classroom.Jenkins and Bogost has referred to this issue as the sandbox effect, in that while students canengage in STEM concepts within the confines of the kits, the moment one attempts to apply saidconcepts outside of the kit, they aren’t as easily applicable to real world applications (e.g., “littleBits” [4] is a kit of electronic connectors that