Conference Session

Technical Session V

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Louie Elliott, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Technology, 187-188 (2007) 627-630[5] A.K. Sood, R.K. Ohdar, S.S. Mahapatra, Parametric appraisal of mechanical property of fused deposition modeling processed parts, Materials and Design, 31 (2010) 287-295[6] B.M. Tymrak, M. Krieger, J.M. Pearce, Mechanical properties of components fabricated with open-source 3-D printers under realistic environmental conditions, Material and Design, 58 (2014) 242-246[7] ASTM D695, Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics, https://www.astm.org/Standards/D695.htm[8] ASTM D638, Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics, https://www.astm.org/Standards/D638.htm[9] R. W. Fitzgerald, Mechanics of Materials, 2nd Edition, Worcester

Conference Session

Technical Session II

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Tiago R Forin, Rowan University

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’ experience within Freshmen Course.Motivations These assignments were developed as a means to create more inclusive materials forfreshmen students in Freshmen Course. In Riley and Claris’s work on inclusive practices, theyencourage faculty to expand students’ understanding of what engineering is and makeconnections on how it is socially relevant. [1] The author believed it was a good challenge toincorporate some of these suggestions into Freshmen Course. Two major examples that Rileyand Claris discusses is de-centering western civilization and showcasing different kinds ofengineers, particularly those who are underrepresented. Riley and Claris also mention howstudents should see the social implications of engineering so that engineering

Conference Session

Technical Session V

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Irina Molodetsky, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Robert B. Barat Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #24429Fundamentals of Engineering Design for Chemical Engineering 1st Year Un-dergraduatesDr. Irina Molodetsky, New Jersey Institute of Technology Irina Molodetsky, PhD, joined Otto H.York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the summer of 2017 as a Senior University Lecturer, New Jersey Institute of Technology. Before NJIT, she was Principal Materials Scientist at Princeton Technology Center, Schlumberger. She received her BS, MS in Physics from Odessa State University, Ukraine and PhD from Princeton University. She was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Pennsylvania (Materials Science

Conference Session

Technical Session I

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California, Irvine

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design and control of mechanically actuated antennas, advanced control of machine tools, the design and control of Hybrid Electric Vehicles, and structural position and vibration control with smart materials. He has written more than 150 technical publications in journals, edited volumes, and con- ference proceedings and is internationally known for his research on ultra-lightweight structurally active antenna systems and other structures that involve the use of ”smart materials”. Professor Washington has served on several advisory boards to include the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and the National Science Foundation Engineering Advisory Board. He currently serves on the Pubic Policy Committee of the ASEE

Conference Session

Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Rod Blaine Foist, California Baptist University; Xuping Xu, California Baptist University; Timothy Gage, California Baptist University; Seth Truitt, California Baptist University; Matthias Hans Schmidt

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contains a microcontroller that is programmed to measure voltage, current, and resistance [6]. In the broader context, embedded systems can control not only electrical, but also mechanical, chemical, and other types of devices. In contrast to embedded systems, desktop (and laptop) computers are stand-alone, general-purpose computers with a microprocessor as

Conference Session

Technical Session VII

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Dan Burleson, University of Houston; Erin J. McCave, University of Houston

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implementation. We specifically askedstudents enrolled in the online section to rate the platform and course features including feedbackand instructional delivery mechanisms of the course. The questions were rated on a scale of 1 =not helpful at all to 6 = very helpful. The results indicate that most of the students were pleasedwith many of the features of the platform and the different ways both the instructors and UTAsengaged with them during the course. Based on these results and free responses, helpful coursefeatures included the ability to see what the instructor was coding up close, online office hours,screen sharing, and breakout rooms. Verbal cues and lecture recording were aspects that needimprovement.Additional sample questions that relate to

Conference Session

Technical Session II

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Evaluate Information Sources (http://researchguides.njit.edu/evaluate) Also read 1. Arabani, M. (2011). Effect of glass cullet on the more about the CRAAP Test improvement of the dynamic behavior of asphalt (http://researchguides.njit.edu/evaluate/CRAAP) concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 4. Read the Research Guide on Citation (http://researchguides.njit.edu/citations) 25:1181-1185. 2. Kosowatz, J. (2017). High-Tech Eyes. Mechanical

Conference Session

Technical Session II

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Thomas Jaworski P.E. P.E., New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #24446Work-In-Progress: Hands-On Engineering Design Activity for First Year En-gineering Students Using Lego PiecesDr. Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Ashish Borgaonkar works as Asst. Dean in the Office of the Dean, Newark College of Engineering, NJIT, Newark, NJ. He has taught several engineering courses primarily in the first year engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering departments and won multiple awards for excellence in instruc- tion. He also has worked on several programs and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida

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Paper ID #24430Full paper: Re-imagining a first year design course to incorporate service-learning while minimizing traditional challengesDr. Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida Jonathan E. Gaines is faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of South Florida. He is the Director of First Year Experiential Education and Learning. Through this position, he develops and implements the curriculum for USF’s Foundations of Engineering Lab course. He is also the Principle Investigator for Bulls Engineering Youth Experience (Bulls-EYE Mentoring) a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Conference Session

Technical Session II

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #24450Work in Progress: A Novel 2D Vectors Hands-on Lab Exercise for a FirstYear Engineering Mathematics LaboratoryDr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is a University Lecturer in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 Work in Progress: A Novel 2D Vectors Hands-on Lab Exercise for a First Year Engineering Mathematics Laboratory Jaskirat Sodhi and Max Roman

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

BALRAJ SUBRA MANI, New Jersey Institute of Technology; I. Joga Rao, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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these RE copies as a form of fair use.” [3].According to Professor Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University, “currently, about 30 universitieshave integrated the method (of RE) into their teaching.”[4] Sheppard had a job at Chrysler, wherethe company sent her to mechanics school for three months where she learned to take thingsapart and rebuild engines, transmissions and brake systems, something she had not done as anundergraduate. She reflects how much one learns though the kinesthetic of touching stuff. “Thereality is that very little design is actually new design,” argues Sheppard, “good designers have acatalog in their brain of stuff-of mechanisms, of devices, of machine elements.” Dr. KwabenaNarh et al, NJIT, has reported the positive course

Conference Session

Technical Session VIII

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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Learning in Engineering EducationGames and gamification implementations can be very powerful experiential learningopportunities for students that connect their time in play back to course material. The use ofgames within engineering classes has steadily increased, as evidenced by increasing numbers ofpublications on their implementation and effectiveness [1]. Games within engineering classescan include classroom games (board, card, and live action), digital games, and gamificationelements. However, there are still many faculty that aren’t aware of this pedagogy. Thisworkshop paper will provide an overview of what defines a game, how has game-based learningbeen applied within engineering and the process for connecting

Conference Session

Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Sheila Erin Youngblood, Cameron University

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– Introduction to Engineering. The first experience isan environmental engineering field day where students learn what engineering looks like from a fieldengineering standpoint. The second is a manufacturing engineering tour where students learn about thenumerous engineering disciplines that are needed in a manufacturing setting. The third trip is to amilitary installation where students see mechanical and electrical engineering in action throughsimulators. On the fourth trip, students participate in a field experience with city engineers. Thisexperience includes both in process and built city projects, roadway design, and low impact developmentstructures and more. Students gain an understanding of the entire process from project request, to design,to

Conference Session

Technical Session IX

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Gabriel R Burks, Drexel University; Matthew N VanKouwenberg, Drexel University; Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University

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Gabriel Burks holds his PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from Drexel University, where his primary research focus was polymer physics and crystallization. He completed his Baccalaureate Degree in Physics with a minor in Chemistry from Grambling State University. Gabriel was a three year National Science Foundation GK-12 STEM Fellow, where he taught in partnering high school classrooms in the School District of Philadelphia. Gabriel’s educational passion is providing access to under-served groups and bridging community and higher education institution gaps. He is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Bioengineering Department at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he focuses on STEM

Conference Session

Technical Session V

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

David Gee, Gannon University

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qualify for the National School Lunch program [3].At GU, the Office of Service Learning (OSL) plays a directrole. In addition to describing the need, OSL also funds theprojects. It should also be noted that current and previousteams have successfully engaged corporate or privatesponsors to donate both materials and expertise in supportof these projects. Thus in addition to developing someuseful networking skills, this process also serves toadvertise the service learning project to the communitywhich, in turn, provides one small way for the company toengage in community service. At Gannon, the freshman engineering cohort istypically divided across three sections. Within each section,students are assigned to multidisciplinary (i.e., mechanical

Conference Session

Technical Session V

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University

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connections between the course exercisesand their expected future studies both during the course and one year after completing the course.IntroductionIn the first-year engineering course sequence at Norwich University, students of civil andenvironmental (CEE), electrical and computer (ECE), and mechanical (ME) engineering, alongwith construction management (CM) learn and practice professional and technical skills thatunite engineers across all disciplines in a common, general introductory course [1]. Historically,students completed a second, common introductory course that was developed around fourmulti-week projects—one predominantly from each discipline. In this operational mode, manyinstructors felt uncomfortable supporting the larger projects

Conference Session

Technical Session V

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Lunal Khuon, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) (MERGED)

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positions as an Assistant Professor at Villanova University and Delaware State University and an adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests are in radio frequency and analog integrated circuit design, embedded systems, biomed- ical electronics, and engineering education. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.Dr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) (MERGED) Dr. Ertekin received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He received MS degree in Production Management from Istanbul University. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a project engineer, he received dual MS

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland; Lynne C Elkes, Loyola University Maryland

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-Simon bet about thecost of materials [5]. The Bet, [6] is a book that details a famous bet between Paul Ehrlich,Biologist and Environmentalist and Julian Simon, Economist. Simon won the bet over thedecade 1980-1990. The lesson for students is that inflation adjusted prices of natural resourceshave a negative, not a positive trend, over sufficiently long periods of time. It is exactly this kindof insight, and arguments about the mechanisms that might give rise to it, that could be useful forengineering students in their careers. If they work as project planners and managers, it isvaluable to understand these larger trends and what they might mean for product development. Itcan promote a mindset sensitive to the impact of such external

Conference Session

Technical Session I

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Katherine M Ehlert, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University

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Paper ID #24470WIP: What’s your major? First-year engineering students’ confidence intheir major choiceMs. Katherine M Ehlert, Clemson University Katherine M. Ehlert is a doctoral student in the Engineering and Science Education department in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at Clemson University. She earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and her MS in Mechanical Engineer- ing focusing on Biomechanics from Cornell University. Prior to her enrollment at Clemson, Katherine worked as a Biomedical Engineering consultant in Philadelphia, PA. Her research interests

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jennifer Felder Marley, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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learning objectives. The relatively short attention span of modern college students has long been recognized [1], as have strategies forIndex Terms – First-Year, Laboratory, Circuits, Digital, overcoming this challenge. Substantial evidence exists thatProgramming. active learning provides a significant benefit for helping students to stay focused and to learn material more effectively INTRODUCTION [2]. Traditionally, laboratories have been the primary

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Lenore H Yaeger, Western Michigan Univeristy; Katherine N. Fox, Western Michigan University; Rebecca A. Scheffers, Western Michigan University; Dannielle Marie Curtis, Western Michigan University; Lindsay Gove, Western Michigan University

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Paper ID #24382Scale-up and Sustain a Cohort Program for First-Year Engineering StudentsWho Are Placed in Algebra IIDr. Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University Edmund Tsang received a B.S. with distinction in Mechanical Engineering from University of Nebraska and a Ph.D. in Metallurgy from Iowa State University. Dr. Tsang’s current professional interests include integrating service-learning into engineering, social entrepreneurship, and student success and retention. Dr. Tsang retired in December 2017 as Emeritus Associate Dean and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Western Michigan UniversityLenore H Yaeger

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Mary Fraley, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University

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Innovation Center for En- trepreneurship and Director of the Global Leadership program. Her responsibilities include interdisci- plinary program evaluation and assessment, course/workshop instruction in the areas of leadership and human centered design. She received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Wayne State University and is currently working on her PhD at Michigan Technologi- cal University. Before joining MTU she held various engineering and management positions during a 15 year career in the automotive industry.Dr. Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein is a senior lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech. She have been teaching