Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico; Peter V. Vorobieff; Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico; Tennille Charisse Bernard, The University of New Mexico; Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico

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multiplesmall classroom environments, modifying the laboratory experiments to allow all students togain hands-on experience, and encouraging students to work together. Students have respondedpositively to these changes and stated that these new techniques have improved theirunderstanding of the material. Improved lab report grades corroborate student feedback. Thispaper will discuss these techniques and improvements that were implemented to successfullyteach different instrumentation techniques to undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students ina large (100 students) class environment while retaining the hands-on approach.IntroductionGlobalization has changed the economies of many nations. Many corporations now have afootprint in multiple countries and

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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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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of the National Women’s Studies Association, and as a Post-Doctoral Research Officer at the Center for Informal Learning and Schools (CILS) at King’s College, University of London. Her graduate training is in Science & Technology Studies and Women’s Studies at Virginia Tech.Dr. James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Jim Widmann is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently he teaches mechanics and design courses. He conducts research in the areas of machine design, fluid power control and engineering education. He is a past chair of the ASEE-DEED Division and a U.S

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Mert Bal, Miami University

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Paper ID #11057Assessment of Remote Laboratory Practices in Engineering Technology Dis-tance EducationDr. Mert Bal, Miami University Mert Bal received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Eastern Mediterranean Univer- sity, North Cyprus in 2008. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the University of Western Ontario, and a Visiting Researcher at the National Research Council Canada in London, Ontario, Canada between 2008 and 2010. He was involved in various research projects in the areas of collaborative intelligence, localiza- tion and collaborative information processing in wireless sensor networks, intelligent

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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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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improved on them with the use ofthree innovative technologies developed by students and faculty at our university.From the civil engineering perspective, two long-proven design principles for efficient buildingwere implemented: thermal mass and highly insulated building envelope obtained using anancient building material (i.e. concrete). The improvement on these principles was using aninnovative type of concrete mix known as geopolymer cement concrete, never before used inbuilding construction. The geopolymer mix replaces 100% of the Portland cement bindingagent used in conventional concrete with recycled fly-ash, which yields a decreased carbon-footprint (up to 90%) when compared to the conventional alternative.From the mechanical engineering

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Duane B Swigert, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Paper ID #11056The Development and Integration of Humanitarian Engineering Curriculumin an Engineering Technology ProgramMr. Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver Aaron Brown is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology and Coordinator at Metropoli- tan State University of Denver. His education includes: B.S., California State University-Chico; M.S., University of Colorado-Boulder; PhD Candidate Civil Systems Engineering; University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Brown’s background includes aerospace industry work. Among his notable project contri- butions were design work on the

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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constraints.Experts in the software engineering and computer science communities advocate introducing theMBD methodology to students. It provides students with insights, techniques and tools toalleviate difficulties of developing complex software systems. Educators have either integratedMBD into the existing software design course 8 or proposed a new project-based course to solelyteach MBD 9. However, as these courses are mainly for computer science students, their contentsare too theoretical for engineering students who have limited software development background.The intent of our PT course is to convey the practical knowledge related to programming tostudents. We added materials on MBD from the engineering practitioner’s point of view to thiscourse with

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Jonathan W. Valvano, University of Texas, Austin

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large classes. Fourth, on-line tools now existthat allow students to interact and support each other. We used edX for the delivery of videos,interactive animations, text, and quizzes. We used Piazza for discussion boards and Zyante for aprogramming reference. We partnered with element-14, Digikey, and Mouser to make sure thelab kit is available and low-cost. In this paper we will present best practices, successes andlimitations of teaching a substantial lab across the globe.BackgroundAn embedded system combines mechanical, electrical, and chemical components along with acomputer, hidden inside, to perform a single dedicated purpose. There are more computers onthis planet than there are people, and most of these computers are single-chip

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Michael B. Cutlip, University of Connecticut; Mordechai Shacham, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Michael Elly, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Page 20.15.4software are available within PML. Display 2Fitting Lines, Curves, and Equations to DataComputations involving the fitting of a straight line, a polynomial or a complex mathematicalmodel to data (regression) are very widely used in many disciplines. The textbook ofMontgomery and Runger (8) contains examples involving regressions from the disciplines ofbiology, chemistry, physics, economics, medicine, sports and chemical, civil, mechanical,electrical, industrial, materials, energy and environmental engineering.Linear Regression - A medicalrelated example presented byMontgomery and Runger (8) involvesthe fitting of a linear regressionmodel to the relationship betweenhypertension (blood pressure rise

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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

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was also present in Computer Scienceand Engineering, Computational Engineering, and Electric and Computer Engineering.A similar but distinct limitation was noted in mechanical engineering; ASME appeared to be themost appropriate technical society for mechanical engineers to join. However, ME has a broadbase of disciplines that are not necessarily captured by ASME. In addition to ASME, faculty andstudents are members of the Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE), ASTM (formerly knownas American Society for Testing and Materials and American Foundry Society (AFS). Toovercome this limitation, the mechanical engineering department sponsored membership ofstudents in a second technical society if they had first taken advantage of the college

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Henry Griffith, Wright State University; Riad Ajami, Director, Center for Global Business, WSU; Angela Griffith

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mind, the choice of ALEKS software as acentral component of the redesigned system was a natural fit based upon its aforementioned resultsin ensuring student success in mathematics. In addition, the ability of the software package togenerate significant value added data for specific student performance was viewed as a mechanismto support the ultimate quality improvement goals of the course. Finally, the inherent learningpathway customization associated with knowledge space theory was viewed as a mechanism toenhance agility of the overall system.While the software offers the capacity to deliver content autonomously, it was decided to retain thein-person delivery of content in lecture in order to maximize system agility with respect to

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

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international learning outcomes and development of engineering curricula”, Procs.ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,2009[6] K. Blum, J. Luther and E. Nauman, “Principles of renewable energy use. A MSc program for needs of Third World countries”, Proceedings of the 1989 Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, p 1911-15 vol.3, 1990[7] M. Boreland, K. Faiz, P. Rowley, D. Infield, and G. Arrowsmith, “A European masters in renewable energy- alleviating skills shortages for the photovoltaic market”, Proceedings of 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37497), 2596-8 Vol.3, 2003[8] N. Yang, “Study on Collaborative Learning system design based on web platform”, Applied Mechanics and Materials

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Simon William Cavenett, Deakin University; Eloise Gordon, Deakin University; Matthew Joordens, Deakin University

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thestudents another program running on his computer, allowing real-time software demonstrationsand data analysis. The session can also be recorded for viewing later. The software is run via astandard web browser and Java. Figure 1: Screen-shot of E-live being used in a tutorial in a third-year mechanical- engineering and materials-selection class, showing the software’s basic features.methodE-live web-based tutorials were introduced in our school in 2009, first in mechanical-engineering and materials subjects. The application was mainly practicing problem-solvingwith a small group of on-line students. The following year tutorials in first-year physics began.The practice extended course-by-course over the following years. By semester