Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Achille Messac, Mississippi State University; James N Warnock, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University

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of the full impact of thisinitiative, the early indications point to the growing interest on the part of the undergraduatestudents to seek greater involvement in technical society activities.Motivation for Engagement of Technical SocietiesTowards the middle of the 20th century, engineering education trends began to shift heavilytoward engineering science and theory with less emphasis on engineering practice andapplication. This shift in emphasis led to the growing acceptance that many engineeringgraduates were not adequately prepared for the workforce, and companies needed to spendadditional time and resources on supplemental professional development. The engineeringindustry started to recognize the deficiency in undergraduate education in

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

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to choose from (based on the ideasand opportunities that they uncovered from their visits to rural Nicaraguan communities). Theywere asked to fill out a decision matrix where the components of the matrix and weighting ofeach field were: 1. Project alignment with electrical/computer engineering fields (weighting – 1) 2. Interest in the technology (weighting – 1) 3. Skill set to work on the project (weighting – 1) 4. Social impact (weighting – 0.5) 5. Business opportunity (weighting – 0.7)Six projects were selected as follows and were assigned students from Villanova University andUNI as follows: 1. Solar charge controller design (one Villanova student, one UNI student) 2. Design of a tele-health and remote education

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Dianne J DeTurris, California Polytechnic State University; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University; Zoe Wood Wood; Alana Christine Snelling

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3.76 3.592 from other countries I often listen to music of other countries 4.27 3.92 3.853 I am interested in learning about the many 5.27 4.92 4.704 cultures that have existed in this world I attend events where I might get to know people 4.43 3.85 3.735 from different racial backgrounds Relativistic Appreciation – the extent to which 5.05 4.58 4.63 students value the impact of diversity on self- understanding and personal growth Persons with disabilities can teach me things I 5.35 4.89 4.736 could not learn elsewhere I can best

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Mona Azarbayjani, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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varied team seeing a projectfrom the preliminary design phase to construction and commissioning, the students wereprovided with a true multi-disciplinary hands-on opportunity. The opportunity proved tostrengthen their technical skills, acquired in the regular curriculum, via integration of theoreticalknowledge and practical experience. Moreover, the students were exposed to the perspective andeducational styles of professors and students in each represented academic department (electricaland computer engineering, mechanical engineering, civil and environmental engineering,architecture, marketing and communications). Organized in a multi-disciplinary format, studentswere then able to share their strengths across disciplines and contribute to a

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Maija M Kukla, University of Maryland, College Park; Linn W Hobbs OBE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sergey V Vasilev, Yaroslavl State University; Ivan Fedorov; Alexander S. Sigov

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limitations.Student laboratory task is often reduced to installing a sample and pushing the Start button. Allthe steps leading to final results on the computer are executed without student’s involvement.Although there are plenty of free and commercially available powerful research softwarepackages for X-ray diffraction and crystal structure modeling, there is a lack of comprehensiveand interactive e-learning tools for this subject that are capable of facilitating traditional, onlineand blended learning, motivate students and engage them in the educational process.To overcome these problems and provide the student with an opportunity to practice concepts,tasks, and equipment operation anytime an anywhere the virtual Multifunctional X-RayDiffractometer (v